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B737 aircraft has 'rudder pedal steering' MEL'ed. Flight crew; during approach to landing has failure of the ILS receiver on the captain's side. First officer's ILS system works; flight crew elects to have the first officer fly the approach coupled and the captain takes control below 80 KTS in order to steer the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 688274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mco.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : n/s other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 688274 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nav other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Some MEL's on the aircraft; one was the antiskid and the other was rudder pedal steering inoperative. With the rudder peddle steering inoperative; the captain has to do all takeoff and landing due to steering on the ground with tiller only (below 80 KTS). Before departure; we checked to make sure all MEL's were complied with. As we approached mco; we noticed first officer's was starting to set in. We set up and briefed the ILS approach expected and continued. While on downwind; our runway was changed; so we reset up and briefed the new approach. WX was 300 over 1 mi 6000+ RVR. When we turned final; I noticed no identify from ILS and flags on my CDI. The first officer received everything fine. I did a go around and requested another runway thinking a different frequency might work. It did not. My receiver was inoperative. No airport close was reporting any better WX. I elected to let the first officer autoplt fly the approach and land. I did not want to exchange control on the aircraft until safely on the ground during rollout. I also programmed the FMC to give me as much information as I could get from my navigation instruments while on the approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 ACFT HAS 'RUDDER PEDAL STEERING' MEL'ED. FLT CREW; DURING APCH TO LNDG HAS FAILURE OF THE ILS RECEIVER ON THE CAPT'S SIDE. FO'S ILS SYS WORKS; FLT CREW ELECTS TO HAVE THE FO FLY THE APCH COUPLED AND THE CAPT TAKES CTL BELOW 80 KTS IN ORDER TO STEER THE ACFT.
Narrative: SOME MEL'S ON THE ACFT; ONE WAS THE ANTISKID AND THE OTHER WAS RUDDER PEDAL STEERING INOP. WITH THE RUDDER PEDDLE STEERING INOP; THE CAPT HAS TO DO ALL TKOF AND LNDG DUE TO STEERING ON THE GND WITH TILLER ONLY (BELOW 80 KTS). BEFORE DEP; WE CHKED TO MAKE SURE ALL MEL'S WERE COMPLIED WITH. AS WE APCHED MCO; WE NOTICED FO'S WAS STARTING TO SET IN. WE SET UP AND BRIEFED THE ILS APCH EXPECTED AND CONTINUED. WHILE ON DOWNWIND; OUR RWY WAS CHANGED; SO WE RESET UP AND BRIEFED THE NEW APCH. WX WAS 300 OVER 1 MI 6000+ RVR. WHEN WE TURNED FINAL; I NOTICED NO IDENT FROM ILS AND FLAGS ON MY CDI. THE FO RECEIVED EVERYTHING FINE. I DID A GAR AND REQUESTED ANOTHER RWY THINKING A DIFFERENT FREQ MIGHT WORK. IT DID NOT. MY RECEIVER WAS INOP. NO ARPT CLOSE WAS RPTING ANY BETTER WX. I ELECTED TO LET THE FO AUTOPLT FLY THE APCH AND LAND. I DID NOT WANT TO EXCHANGE CTL ON THE ACFT UNTIL SAFELY ON THE GND DURING ROLLOUT. I ALSO PROGRAMMED THE FMC TO GIVE ME AS MUCH INFO AS I COULD GET FROM MY NAV INSTS WHILE ON THE APCH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.